A small screw got jammed into the memory slot. After we removed it, the camera will not power up. Any suggestions?

Have a lumix DMC-FC20 and began to hear a noise as if there was a loose part... I am familiar with the stability mechanism and was aware camera movement can result in a noise that sounds similar to a loose part but the noise continued even if the camera was powered-off. My curiosity got the best of me and I removed the screws on the casing and opened the back to confirm that there was a loose screw approximately 1/4" long. I have no idea where the screw came from since I could not easily remove

Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-P100/P120
I ran my camera till battery ran dry. Camera lense remained protruded. After recharging, the acess flash came on asking me to awitch off power and restart my camera. This I did but lense will not retract when closing down. The camera charges up ok and I have tried removing battery to solve problem to no avail. Any suggestions. I am considering taking a screwdriver to it to remove back of camera. Please help. Kindes regards John Burleigh, Scotland

HI there,There is definitely some risk here, so take care when conducting the following fixes.\015\012\015\012Repeatedly tap the padded/rubber usb cover on a hard surface with th ...
Digital Cameras

After recharging my Fuji Finepix v10 it will not read the xd card. The camera is showing a card read error. I have tried to power down and power up and removing & reinserting the card. For a few moments the camera mode does reappear, but the card shows as empty now. Then the error message reappears. Any suggestions are appreciated.

1 of two possibilities, card or camera problem.\015\012\015\0121) Have you got or have access to another XD card? If so try it. Does it work OK. If yes, its a card issue, if not, then a camera problem. If you can't borrow one, buy a low c ...
Fuji FinePix V10 Digital Camera

My OLYMPUS C5060 WIDE ZOOM digital camera fell in to the sea, in its pouch, but still got slightly wet. Local service agents answer was: buy a new one. How can I open the camera? I have removed all screws from the case but it will not come loose around the external flash support, I dont see any way to remove the external flash support.

Having been exposed to salt water this long they were right.There is probably a pin you need to remove with the back off holding the flash.It may have to be pulled out with needlenose pliers or it may be springloaded and need one of the ends pushed d ...
Olympus Camedia C-5060 Wide Zoom Digital Camera

I have 2 Canon Power Shot 70 cameras (one was a gift) The oldest I have owned for approximately 4 years...the other one slightly less. About one year ago while on vacation, the camera refused to take photos....all I got on the screen were a series of light pink-lavendar horizontal lines in a black background. Last week while at church camp the other camera did exactly the same thing!! Consumer Reports is recommending a Canon camera and at this point I am "gun-shy"! Do you have any suggestions?

Yes it is a design flaw, basically what happend is the image interpereter and preprocessor are shot.. The integrated method of the design leaves the irrepirable.. I dont use canon products except for printers and scanners when it comes to camera's i ...
Canon Digital Cameras

Just got my Fujifilm S4000A 14MP 30X Zoom SLR-Style Camera. Took some pics and downloaded to my laptop. When I disconnected the camera from the laptop and turned it on the "TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND TURN ON AGAIN" Warning came on--It will not go off. I've tried removing the batteries for 8 hrs in hopes of a reset--but that did not work. Any suggestions?

This is most likely due to a lens error.A lens error can be caused by physical damage to the mechanism that controls the lens, or debris that is interfering with the operation of the lens.This article may be able to help you with a "d ...
Fuji Digital Cameras

I have a samsung L100 camera, my lens got stuck and the camera would not turn on, I pushed the lens in while turning the power button on, the lens came out and the camera is now functioning, only the pictures are extremely blurry unless zoomed all the way in. Any suggestions?

You've misaligned the lens barrel I think. there's not much you can do to solve this short of a repair, which generally outweighs the price of the camera, due to the insane price of the individual parts. You can try realigning the lens barrel by doin ...
Samsung L100 Digital Camera

I have a Canon Power Shot SX120 IS camera. I turned it on and the lens open a portion of the way and I got an error message that say, "Lens Error Restart Camera". I put fresh batteries in it this morning and have only taken about 10 pic's. I turned the camera off and removed the batteries then replaced with new ones but I still get same message. Please advise if you can.

I have a Digital Rebel 40 D camera less than 1 year old and I removed the memory card and I cannot get it to go back into the slot. The eject button is still depressed after I depressed it to eject the memory card out of it. This is the first time this has happened. I had the original Canon Rebel with over 100,000 pictures taken on it and this never happened. This camera has less than 5,000 shoots and not it is unusable. Any suggestions ? Thank you, Terry

Im no expert, but i would use a flashlight to look inside the memory card holder and see if anythings messed up, and maybe jiggle the eject button a bit, and just maybe the button doesnt come up again until you push in the memory card. give it a litt ...
Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTi Digital Camera

Freeze Up I just got my first digital camera, chock full of buttons, dials, wheels and screens. ;-) Anyway after a few hours of playing with it - it locked up...no buttons worked.(even the power button) I had to finally remove the battery from the live camera to reset it. Since then it has happened almost half a dozen times in the last few weeks. Has anyone seen this phenomenon ? Is there cure or is it necessary to send it for warranty repair.(return to store)

Sorry this post is probably way too late for fishi, but in case anyone else needs an answer;\015\012\015\012Yes. Return it to store. After carrying out a reset several times with the same result then unless there is a fault with the battery itself, t ...
Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom Digital Camera

The power switch won't turn to Off from the Player position. There is a tiny green button that usually releases the switch so it will turn. This tiny green button seems to move in but I'm not sure if it's going in far enough. I suspect it is broken on the inside where it releases. I don't know if I can remove the switch knob by prying it up off the switch or if you can suggest a method of fixing this. I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on the camera (digital cameras look inviting), but I

You have not mentioned the make/model of the camera in question. However I think that the fault can be the switch , if so you can open and check if the slider is made to move further to trigger ON the camera.\015\012However if the fault is not ...
Digital Cameras

My Sony cyber-shot DSC-P100 camera will not shut off. The only way to power-down is to remove the battery. Any suggestions as to how to fix it?

You may have a bad on/off tack switch, from your description the camera functions normally, but you can not shut it down. One possible solution is to get a can of electronic contact spray cleaner for pods, Radio Shack carries in stock, or service sho ...
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P200 Digital Camera

Sony DSC-W80 Each time I turn the Camera on I get the message" Turn the Power Off and On again" This does not solve the Problem,nor does it help to remove and reinsert Battery . Do you have any suggestions? Thank you
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I just got a Mac Book Pro and tried to up load my pictures from my Cannon Power Shot A710 IS. For some reason it would not recognize the camera. Usually when hook up a usb port or cd. It will pop up on my desk top. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jon

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.\012\012\012The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to ...
Canon PowerShot A710 IS Digital Camera

Lense Issue When I turn on the camera the lense started to move out and then got stuck. How when you turn it on it just trys to adjust the lense but again it is stuck. I am required to remove the batteries to get it to shut off.
I was going ot open the case but three of the screws requires a nice special allen wrench, but guess what, they did not provide it.
Any ideas where I can score one?

Does the screw you need to remove look like a triangle with 3 points? if it does i had the same problem! went to all kinds of repair stores looking for one, turns out that is a manufacturer only tool so that we cant repair them and we have to have th ...
Fuji FinePix S3000 Digital Camera

I have an older pair of zoom lense Bushnell binoculars, 40mm with 7 to 21 power. I used to have a cabin in a very humid, mildewy area of Florida and it seems that the mold (mildew) has found its way into the lens whereupon it really messes up the viewing.
I took the end pieces off and cleaned the insides with camera lens cleaning items and that helped, but I think the eye pieces need to be removed to finish the job. How do you do that? I'm not sure they are screwed onto the body! Has anyo

I am not familiar with this make, nor with zoom binoculars in general, but for a normal binocular of traditional design, you can take the eyepieces off together, as a unit, by dismantling the focussing mechanism. This is likely to be complicated by t ...
Digital Cameras

Coolpix 5600 I accidently removed my memory card without powering down the camera. Consequently, my card was erased. I've been informed by a professional photographer that the pics might be recoverable? Suggestions?

Put the card in your PC Card-reader for SD-cards (everybody has it nowadays - they're pretty cheap, get it if you ain't got it yet) and use any of the recovery programs available (lots of freeware on the web) for recovering your files. ...
Nikon Coolpix 5600 Digital Camera

Camera locked Hi, I've got the blinking battery symbol when I switch on my K100D. I've tried switching to manual focus and leaving for a while with the batteries out, but still the same issue. It works ok with external power supply, so I uploaded ver 1.02 firmware to see if that would solve the issue but still the same fault. Is there anything else you can suggest I try? Thanks, Brian

Put in new batteries. If you're using rechargeable batteries, they already have a lower voltage than regular batteries. If you don't have enough milliamps in the battery, it will show as low, no matter what the voltage is. ...
Pentax K100D Digital Camera

My Nikon D70 DSLR was fine when last used but after around three weeks when brought out to use again, the LED which signifies writing to the card is flashing - whether the power is on or off. Removing the CF card and reinserting it makes no difference. While this light is flashing the camera will not switch on or show any information in the LCD. It is about three years old and has been faultless until now. Any suggestions?

My Fuji 1500s 10 Mp camera will now power on when USB cable is connected. As per the upload instructions on the monitor, I am to plus the USB cable into my computer, then into the camera, then power on the camera. At which time the upload to Finepix Viewer should commence. BUT it doesn't. I unplug the camera, then have to open and reclose the battery door before I can get the camera to power on without the cable. This causes me not to be able to upload my pix. ANY suggestions would be fab!!!

You need to turn on the camera while plugged into the USB port. Then pull up the Windows Control Panel. Next go to Scanners and Camera Icon. You should find an icon there with the camera listed. Do a right click and check on Actions. You will then se ...
Fuji FinePix S1000FD Digital Camera

Hi.
I have a Canon G9 camera. I bought in October 8, 2007 but did not register the camera's warranty until a few days ago.
Here's the problem. I dropped the camera a weeks ago... Everything was working fine, no problems. After I bought an extra battery I tried turning the camera on but would not power up. In fact will only power on if I insert and remove the battery several times. Once I get it going, however, it powers off with the lens extended.
Please tell me what my options are, s

Hi Cacy,\015\012I don't want to offend you, please don't take it that way, but since your problems began with the addition of the new battery... I have to ask the question. Are you absolutely sure you bought the right battery for your camera? ...
Digital Cameras

Canon Powershot SD450 E18 problem: The camera lense would not open and reported error code E18 on power-up and then would shut down. I followed a procedure on the web for this issue and got the camera lens to open and it was working (able to take pictures for about a minute). When I powered down, the lense did not completely retract. I tried re-powering on but nothing happened. The camera is not getting any power. I figured the battery died so I re-charged it. I put the fully charged batt

I got ixus 65 canon camera got problem with power, I just press hard on bottom and power button and can see light temporary, could anyone show me how to disassemble and check this camera. Tks a lot!!!

Hi,For this, you need to have all the Schematics as well as the Locations and Part Numbers. The only option would be to go for Service Manual. Usually Service Manual's for Camera's are not easily available, but i am glad i Found one for y ...
Digital Cameras

I am having power supply and lens problem with a canon sd1000 digital camera. its not working with the battery inside and the lens got stuck and was not closing and now it is open but the camera is off and the lens is also extended the battery is fully charged and functional but still is not powering the camera back on. i currtently took the outer casing off and attempting to navigate through the boards looking for a solution to the power supply and then the lens error of bein stuck problems.

This is a mechanical fault and would only be repaired through servicing. You should be able to get it repaired under warranty or a camera centre. If the costs are too high it may just be worth replacing the camera. ...
Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital Camera

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